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Blessed Hammer Paladin: Overrated?
I've been thinking of this awhile, ever since I started practicing with a Hammerdin which is a long time ago.
Personally, I think a Hammerdin is the most versatile and flexible PvP + PvM build in the game.
but, I do think Hammers are overrated. People always refer this build as #1 when asked a question along the similar lines to; "What can clear the pubs?" but I disagree. Or, I do agree, but it is much easier to sweep a pub game as long as it doesn't have icky specifics like 95% ES, BvB's, etc etc. Given low to decent skill, characters such as Bonenecs, Ghosts, BvC's, Liberators, etc etc can do a 1vmultiple much easier than a Hammerdin.
This is because Blessed Hammer is quiet ineffective against a somewhat large amount of opponents, like bowers, trappers, fohers, windies, etc etc. Though this can be simply overcome with greater control, it is much harder to 1vmultiple with any of these opponents against you than a lot of people think. Some have called me a lamer for using a desych hammer, but to pull off successful hammer maneuvers it requires skill, more than the average skill needed for another usual popular build.
There is the grief stash charge/smite, but that is beside the point, and when I hostilled a full game, I found it very rare I ever had the luxury to grab a tgod or a grief on my way out.
So my point is, I still do believe Blessed Hammer is the #1 skill in the game for PvM + PvP. but it is a lot less effective than people believe it to be in dueling, they always say "make a hammerdin if you want to own everyone" but you definitely will not beat a lot of opponents with mediocre skill. You'd do a lot better with some of the other easier builds, such as a foher, fbsorc, etc etc.
So what do you think?
I've been thinking of this awhile, ever since I started practicing with a Hammerdin which is a long time ago.
Personally, I think a Hammerdin is the most versatile and flexible PvP + PvM build in the game.
but, I do think Hammers are overrated. People always refer this build as #1 when asked a question along the similar lines to; "What can clear the pubs?" but I disagree. Or, I do agree, but it is much easier to sweep a pub game as long as it doesn't have icky specifics like 95% ES, BvB's, etc etc. Given low to decent skill, characters such as Bonenecs, Ghosts, BvC's, Liberators, etc etc can do a 1vmultiple much easier than a Hammerdin.
This is because Blessed Hammer is quiet ineffective against a somewhat large amount of opponents, like bowers, trappers, fohers, windies, etc etc. Though this can be simply overcome with greater control, it is much harder to 1vmultiple with any of these opponents against you than a lot of people think. Some have called me a lamer for using a desych hammer, but to pull off successful hammer maneuvers it requires skill, more than the average skill needed for another usual popular build.
There is the grief stash charge/smite, but that is beside the point, and when I hostilled a full game, I found it very rare I ever had the luxury to grab a tgod or a grief on my way out.
So my point is, I still do believe Blessed Hammer is the #1 skill in the game for PvM + PvP. but it is a lot less effective than people believe it to be in dueling, they always say "make a hammerdin if you want to own everyone" but you definitely will not beat a lot of opponents with mediocre skill. You'd do a lot better with some of the other easier builds, such as a foher, fbsorc, etc etc.
So what do you think?